Medtronic, IBM Watson diabetes app gains hypoglycemia prediction feature
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 3, 2019
The Sugar.IQ digital diabetes assistant will use AI analytics to predict users' low blood sugar risk within the next one to four hours.
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Is ePrescribing a Niche Worth Moving Into?
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 3, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Dmitry Garbar, partner, Belitsoft. Errors in prescription can happen for various reasons, like pharmacists’ incompetence, miscommunication between clinicians or doctor’s bad handwriting. Among medication errors, prescription inaccuracy is one of the major causes of concern for healthcare professionals.
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Pilot study: Akili's digital ADHD therapy feasible, well liked by autistic children, parents
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 3, 2019
The study's 19 young participants stuck to their regimens, and along with their parents said that they would be open to continuing treatment sessions.
Choosing the Right Electronic Visit Verification Solution for Your Home Care Agency
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 3, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. On December 2016, the 21st Century CURES Act was signed into law, resulting in new regulations for the home health industry. The CURES Act mandates the use of electronic visit verification, or EVV, for all Medicaid-funded personal care services. On Jan, 1, 2019, these new federal requirements for EVV went into effect for personal care […].
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.
Click Therapeutics teams up with Otsuka on digital therapeutic for major depressive disorder
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 3, 2019
Otsuka intends to invest more than $300 million in an FDA-cleared software app that will apply cognitive therapy principals either with or without prescription drugs.
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Google Assistant users can now access Lifesum to enter calories, health goals
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 3, 2019
Users can now record meals in the tracking app by speaking to Google Assistant.
Health Level Seven International Publishes FHIR Release 4
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 3, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Health Level Seven International (HL7), the global authority for interoperability in healthcare information technology with affiliates in 35 countries, announced that it has published release 4 of the HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard. This new version is the culmination of 18 months of extensive work to finalize the base parts of the specification […].
Former athenahealth CMO joins Cohealo as CEO, new FCC commissioners confirmed and more digital health hires
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 3, 2019
Also: More hires from Flare Capital Partners, Greenway Health and Analytics 4 Life.
Regrowth of Human Beta Cells for T1D and T2D
Insulin Nation
JANUARY 3, 2019
Effective Therapeutic Rate. A combination of two drugs enhances the production of beta cells such that they proliferate at the highest rate ever observed in humans – a rate of 5 to 8 percent per day. “Beta cell regeneration is a ‘holy grail’ for the treatment of diabetes,” said Dr. Peng Wang, associate professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai and first author on the study, in a statement. “We are excited to finally have drugs that can induce beta cell proliferation at r
The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications
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Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.
Industry Voices—Technology alone won't save healthcare. We must revisit our primary care roots
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 3, 2019
To save money and also ensure they are getting the biggest bang for their buck, employers need to keep an open and ongoing dialogue with highly aligned benefits advisors with a focus on primary care—not flashy new technology.
The top 10 highest physician salaries by specialty
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 3, 2019
Specialists continue to draw bigger paychecks than primary care physicians, with orthopedic salaries at the top of the list, according to a new survey.
Healthcare Board Risk Concerns
David Chou
JANUARY 3, 2019
As the business world changes, it's important for businesses to keep up with the risks associated with doing business so they can achieve their goals and objectives. Not only are these risks substantial, but they can have a profound impact on the overall success of the business, its future opportunities, and the way it is perceived by stakeholders. Understanding what risks are being discussed in board rooms and executive suites can help prepare businesses for the risks they will face in 2019.
Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications
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Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.
Final Healthcare.gov enrollment numbers show drop due to cancellations
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 3, 2019
More than 8.4 million people enrolled for plans on Healthcare.gov this year, down about 4% from last year, according to final numbers released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
What to Consider Before Buying a Refurbished MRI Scanner
KB Dental Consulting
JANUARY 3, 2019
When a medical organization or hospital wants to purchase a new medical device, the manager needs to follow some advice to get the best for his budget and for his patients. Nowadays, there are medical units which are a great solution even though they have been already used. Buying a pre-owned or refurbished MRSI scan is a good choice for small medical organizations and hospitals who want to save their amount of money.
Industry Voices—3 elements all pediatric healthcare units should have
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 3, 2019
Designing separate child-friendly units may come at a higher price to design and construct, but it’s well worth the investment when it provides a better healing environment.
Solving the Opioid Crisis Using Telemedicine
Health Recovery Solutions
JANUARY 3, 2019
In recent years, the use of opioids has skyrocketed, drawing attention from all levels of government across the country. In 2016, the opioid-related overdose deaths reached an all-time high of over 42 thousand, prompting President Trump to declare a public health emergency. [i].
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!
How the government shutdown affects health programs
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 3, 2019
For the vast majority of the federal government’s public health efforts, it’s business as usual under the government shutdown. But seven bills are outstanding—including those that fund the Interior, Agriculture and Justice departments—and that puts the squeeze on some important health-related initiatives.
Advocate Aurora Health planning to use 100% renewable energy by 2030
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 3, 2019
Advocate Aurora Health, the 10th-largest non-profit system in the U.S., is the latest health system to bet big on renewable energy.
Boca Raton-based Promise Healthcare Group plans to sell off hospitals
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 3, 2019
The Florida-based hospital and nursing home chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November.
AHIP takes aim at duplicative patents in Mylan case
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 3, 2019
AHIP is requesting that the Supreme Court review a district court decision involving duplicative patents for the same drug. It argued that this tactic leads to higher costs for consumers and insurers.
Patient Engagement & Cultural Competence Training Roadmap: A Guide to Reducing Staff Burnout
Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist
If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.
Physician Practice Roundup—Surgery center that may have exposed patients to HIV faces lawsuit
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 3, 2019
A lawsuit has been filed against a New Jersey surgery center that may have exposed nearly 3,800 patients to blood-borne diseases such as HIV and hepatitis because of poor infection control practices.
Payer roundup—Tenet, Cigna sign multiyear deal, Optum scores VA contracts
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 3, 2019
Tenet Healthcare and Cigna have entered into a multiyear agreement and more healthcare headlines from around the web.
House Democrats mount ACA defense in rules package
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 3, 2019
House Democrats are aiming to give themselves the power to defend the Affordable Care Act from legal challenges—including a Texas ruling that declared the law unconstitutional.
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